Format Music download Length 3:48 | Genre Country Label Big Machine | |
Released March 28, 2011 (2011-03-28) Writer(s) Skip Black
Hannah Blaylock
Catt Gravitt
Gerald O'Brien | ||
"Amen" is a song written by Skip Black, Hannah Blaylock, Catt Gravitt and Gerald O'Brien, and recorded by American country music group Edens Edge and released as the first single from their self-titled debut album for Big Machine Records in March 2011.
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Critical reception
Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song three and a half stars out of five, calling it an "immediately likable song with a simple yet memorable chorus and a classic-sounding country melody and vocal." Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B+, writing that the vocals "complement the music nicely, and don’t get in the way of telling the story."
Music video
The music video was directed by Roman White and premiered in May 2011.
Chart performance
"Amen" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April 9, 2011. It also debuted at number 99 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of December 24, 2011.